During the american civil war, the southern states organized themselves into a loosely connected group that gave little power to the central government. what kind of government did they choose?

During the American Civil War, the southern states organized themselves into a loosely connected group that gave little power to the central government. Ths government was a confederacy.

Explanation:

A confederation consists of the union of states that retain their sovereignty and are governed by certain common laws.

The confederation differs from the federation in that in the first the members maintain high levels of autonomy and the central power is limited, while in the second the federated ones renounce a part of their powers and the central power is stronger. Frequently, the elements that make up a Confederation are in turn federations, not unitarian states.